Depicting Desperation, Fanhood and Commitment in the British Movie Blinded by the Light (2019) by Khaled CHOUANA

“…The study contends that Blinded by the Light can be regarded as an unconventional musical biopic about Springsteen although it depicts the conflicts and hopes of the teenager Manzoor…”
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Investigation of an integrated automated blinds and dimmable lighting system for tropical climate in a rotatable testbed facility by Babu, Sushanth, Zhou, Jian, Wan, Man Pun, Zhang, Zhe, Gao, Chun-ping, Valliappan, Selvam, Goh, Alice, Seoh, Alvin, Lamano, Adrian Sansoldi, Sarvaiya, Jatin Narotam, Kumar, Divya E. V. S. Kiran

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Automatic vs Manual Control Strategy for Window Blinds and Ceiling Lights: Consequences to Perceived Visual and Thermal Discomfort by Nicola Lolli, Alessandro Nocente, Johannes Brozovsky, Ruth Woods, Steinar Grynning

“…A case study to evaluate the occupants' satisfaction in relation to two different control strategies (fully automatic and manual) for blind and ceiling lights use in cell offices was carried on in Trondheim, Norway. …”
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Blinded by the Light: Artificial Light Lowers Mate Attraction Success in Female Glow-Worms (<i>Lampyris noctiluca</i> L.) by Mira Van den Broeck, Raphaël De Cock, Stefan Van Dongen, Erik Matthysen

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Integrating daylight with general and task lighting: A longitudinal in-the-wild study in individual and open space working areas by Chantal Basurto, Michael Papinutto, Moreno Colombo, Roberto Boghetti, Kornelius Reutter, Julien Nembrini, Jérôme H. Kämpf

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Prevalence and nature of self-reported visual complaints in people with Parkinson's disease-Outcome of the Screening Visual Complaints questionnaire. by Iris van der Lijn, Gera A de Haan, Fleur E van der Feen, Famke Huizinga, Catharina Stellingwerf, Teus van Laar, Joost Heutink

“…Complaints that were most common ('often/always') were unclear vision (21.7%), difficulty reading (21.6%), trouble focusing (17.1%), and blinded by bright light (16.8%). Largest differences with controls were found for double vision, needing more time to see and having trouble with traffic participation due to visual complaints. …”
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The Potential Impact of Laser Pointers on Aviation Safety by Wojciech Wawrzyński, Mariusz Zieja, Justyna Tomaszewska, Mariusz Michalski, Grzegorz Kamiński, Dawid Wabik

“…<i>Introduction:</i> Although aviation is considered the safest mode of transportation, the annual number of pilots blinded by laser light cannot be understated. An analysis of the available statistics indicates that it is a widespread phenomenon. …”
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Ciliated conical epithelial cell protrusions point towards a diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia by Chris O’Callaghan, Andrew Rutman, Gwyneth Williams, Neeta Kulkarni, Joseph Hayes, Robert A. Hirst

“…Methods Epithelial edges from 67 consecutively diagnosed PCD patients, 67 patients consecutively referred for PCD diagnostic testing in whom PCD was excluded, 22 with asthma and 18 with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) were studied retrospectively in a blinded manner using light microscopy. Results Forty six out of 67 patients with PCD had ciliated conical epithelial protrusions, whereas none were seen in patients where PCD was excluded, or in patients with asthma or CF. …”
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Evaluation of Daylight and Cooling Performance of Shading Devices in Residential Buildings in South Korea by Taesub Lim, Woong Seog Yim, Daeung Danny Kim

“…Among various types of shading devices, the Venetian blind, horizontal louver, light shelf, and egg-crate were selected. …”
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Physiological Study of Visual and Non-Visual Effects of Light Exposure by Haruki Morioka, Haruki Ozawa, Takeo Kato

“…Three different conditions were employed to construct a lighting environment in which light colors were difficult to perceive due to chromatic adaptation and change blindness: constant white light (baseline condition), a gradual transition from white to blue light, and a gradual transition from white to red light. …”
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Ambipolarity Regulation of Deep‐UV Photocurrent by Controlling Crystalline Phases in Ga2O3 Nanostructure for Switchable Logic Applications by Yuexing Cheng, Junhao Ye, Li Lai, Shi Fang, Daoyou Guo

“…Moreover, based on the ambipolar photocurrent behavior of α‐Ga2O3 NRAs, adjustable Boolean logic gates with voltage are prepared as the input source, offering a new path for the photoelectric device multifunctional integration needed in the Post‐Moore era, with a high accuracy manipulated by solar‐blind deep ultraviolet light.…”
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